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ring the year, due undoubtedly to its geographical situation, as 
the Mississippi River is the north and south guide to migration 
in the central states. A list of birds to be seen during the year 
would therefore include all permanent residents common to this 
locality, all summer residents, all winter visitants, and all mi- 
grants passing through on their way north or south. 
As the Island is a United States government reservation, 
being used as a small arms and war supplies plant, it is more 
or less closed to the public. Only holders of passes are allowed 
admittance. Even in the past, therefore, the Island has in fact 
been a bird sanctuary, since no molestation or destruction of 
any kind is permitted, and the birds are not slow to realize 
where they may find safety and protection. 
The present Commandant, Col. D. M. King, is fully in sym- 
pathy with the conservation movement and has expressed his 
willingness to cooperate in every way possible. It is through his 
courtesy that the accompanying photographs were obtained. 
Bird Banding as an Opportunity to Study Characters 
and Dispositions 
Birds and animals have as much character and disposition 
as people, and bird banding offers an excellent chance to study 
individuality in birds while they are actually in your hands, 
where you can make a close examination and note their actions. 
The Waukegan, Illinois, Bird Banding Station has studied the ac- 
tions of the birds handled for the last five years and has en- 
